The State Assembly's Labor Committee heard testimony today on a bill that would repeal the state's prevailing wage law, which sets a minimum wage for construction workers building publicly funded projects. A reporter breaks down today's hearing.

Americans significantly underestimate how much of their tax dollars are being spent on jails. That's the finding of a new report that looks into the hidden costs of incarceration. The author's lead report talks about where the money is going.

The Department of Natural Resources Board has passed deer hunting quotas for this fall, the first that will be implemented since the Walker administration ordered more local citizen input in setting deer permit levels.

Republicans on the Legislature's budget committee unveiled plans to change a number of items in Gov. Scott Walker's budget Wednesday, including minor tweaks to the governor's plan to expand the state's Family Care program and an end the IRIS program.

A major BP oil refinery east of Chicago has become the target of complaints from nearby residents and environmental groups, who raise concerns over safety, a recent oil leak, high levels of mercury discharged into Lake Michigan, and the production of a substance known as petcoke.

Amish families would be exempt from installing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in their home and would be subject to less stringent plumbing regulations under a provision that's been added to the proposed state budget by Republican lawmakers.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is monitoring wave conditions at a harbor near Two Rivers in northeastern Wisconsin, which at times have been severe enough to prevent boats from getting in or out of the port. The Corps has launched two wave monitors near the harbor, which will take...

With the help of PBS's Frontline, we take a look inside the Obama administration's struggle to deal with ISIS and the Syrian Civil War while trying not to engage the country in an another extended war in the region.

Charter Communications has announced a plan to buy Time Warner Cable for around $55 billion. A reporter breaks down the deal, its chances for federal approval, and what it could mean for cable customers.

Public officials and the president of the Milwaukee Bucks say that after several months of negotiations, they're coming close to reaching a deal regarding how to pay for a proposed $500 million Milwaukee Bucks arena in the city's downtown.